Area enquiries

Middlesbrough and Teesside rendering enquiries

This review site is focused on Middlesbrough. Coverage of the surrounding Teesside towns has not been confirmed, and nothing here promises that a particular address or job can be taken on. What follows explains what information makes an enquiry useful and why the council area matters.

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Describe the wall and the job

Say which walls are involved and what you think is needed: a repair, a colour change, a re-render, pebbledash removal or insulation. Photographs from the ground of each whole wall help, along with close-ups of cracks, hollow areas and the base of the wall. Mention the age of the house if you know it, and any previous work.

Check which council covers the address

Planning rules follow the council, not the postcode. Middlesbrough Council covers the town, maps eight conservation areas and has an Article 4 direction in Linthorpe that includes controls over exterior painting. Saltburn and Guisborough are in Redcar and Cleveland, whose Article 4 direction for Saltburn Conservation Area covers exterior painting on every building there. Other TS addresses may fall under other neighbouring councils, so check before planning a change of finish or colour.

Practical details

Mention how the walls are reached, whether access is shared, and whether the house will be occupied during the work. If new windows, gutters or an extension are planned, say so, because they change the order in which the work is done.

Give the full address and postcode.
Say which walls are involved and what you think they need.
Add ground-level photographs of each wall and its details.
Note access, shared routes and any known planning controls.

See housing and planning information for Middlesbrough and nearby places, including the source and geography behind each figure.

Official housing and heritage records

Middlesbrough: housing and older buildings

Types of household accommodation

Middlesbrough built-up area · Census, 21 March 2021

Detached15.8%

Semi-detached41.3%

Terraced29.2%

Flats and maisonettes13.6%

Bars use a 0–100% scale. Published household percentages; rounding and other accommodation mean these categories may not total 100%. They do not describe wall materials or condition.

15.4%

Pre-1919 properties

Middlesbrough council area · 31 March 2026

Council-wide context, not a town estimate. 10,270 of 66,860 Council Tax properties recorded as built before 1919, using rounded VOA counts. Unknown ages remain in the total.

107

Listed-building entries

Middlesbrough built-up area

NHLE release 27 October 2026; December 2022 ONS boundary. Counts designation entries, not houses. A listing point does not define the legal extent of a listed property.

These records describe the area. A rendering survey still needs to establish the masonry, existing coatings and condition of your own walls. For a listed property or an address in a conservation area, check the proposed work with the responsible planning authority.

Sources, calculations and listed-entry grades

Housing: ONS Census 2021, built-up-area characteristics, Table 5c. Age: VOA CTSOP4.1, pre-1900 plus 1900–1918 divided by all properties; rounded counts. Heritage: unique NHLE ListEntry identifiers intersecting the ONS built-up-area boundary. The two Sheffield sites share the same factual dataset.

Listed entries by grade · Middlesbrough built-up area · NHLE 27 October 2026
Grade	Entries
II*	9
II	95
I	3

Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas: Census 2021, Table 5c
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021.
Council Tax stock of properties 2026: CTSOP4.1 build period by geography
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Valuation Office.
Council Tax stock of properties 2026: CSV metadata
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Valuation Office.
Council Tax stock of properties 2026: background information
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Valuation Office.
Listed Building points
© Crown Copyright 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Released under OGL. The Historic England Data contained in this material was obtained on 28 October 2026. The most publicly available up to date Historic England Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
ONS Built Up Areas December2022 GB BGG boundaries
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under OGL v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. See retained ONS geography licence.

Housing data for nearby places

The table identifies the geography behind each figure. Where separate settlement figures are unavailable, the wider area is named. Inclusion is for local information; contractor coverage is awaiting confirmation.

View 58 nearby places and their data coverage

Census 2021 accommodation categories · local and wider-area figures distinguished
Requested place	Actual Census geography	Relationship	Largest available category
Acklam	Middlesbrough built-up area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 41.3%
Billingham	Billingham built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 46.5%
Bishop Middleham	Bishop Middleham built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 41.9% · some categories unavailable
Bishopton	Darlington council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 39.1%
Boosbeck	Boosbeck built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 49.0%
Brotton	Brotton built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 50.8%
Carlton	Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees) built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 63.3% · some categories unavailable
Carlton in Cleveland	North Yorkshire council area	Wider-area context	Detached: 33.8%
Castle Eden	County Durham council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 38.2%
Cowpen Bewley	Stockton-on-Tees council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 42.4%
Crathorne	North Yorkshire council area	Wider-area context	Detached: 33.8%
Egglescliffe	Egglescliffe built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 47.0%
Elwick	Elwick built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 41.3% · some categories unavailable
Eston	Eston built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 53.8%
Fishburn	Fishburn built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 45.3%
Great Ayton	Great Ayton built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 38.1%
Great Broughton	Great Broughton built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 59.8%
Greatham	Greatham (Hartlepool) built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 44.3%
Guisborough	Guisborough built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 36.0%
Hart	Hart built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 51.4% · some categories unavailable
Hartlepool	Hartlepool built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 35.4%
Hilton	Hilton (Stockton-on-Tees) built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 82.4% · some categories unavailable
Hornby	North Yorkshire council area	Wider-area context	Detached: 33.8%
Hutton Rudby	Hutton Rudby built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 61.2%
Kirkby	North Yorkshire council area	Wider-area context	Detached: 33.8%
Kirkleatham	Redcar and Cleveland council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 45.3%
Kirklevington	Kirklevington built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 100.0% · some categories unavailable
Lazenby	Redcar and Cleveland council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 45.3%
Lingdale	Lingdale built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 39.3%
Linthorpe	Middlesbrough built-up area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 41.3%
Long Newton	Longnewton built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 62.0% · some categories unavailable
Low Worsall	Low Worsall built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 85.0% · some categories unavailable
Marske-by-the-Sea	Marske-by-the-Sea built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 65.0%
Marton	Middlesbrough built-up area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 41.3%
Middleton St George	Middleton St George built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 45.8%
Mordon	County Durham council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 38.2%
New Marske	New Marske built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 48.1%
Nunthorpe	Middlesbrough built-up area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 41.3%
Redcar	Redcar built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 46.2%
Sadberge	Sadberge built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 42.6%
Saltburn-by-the-Sea	Saltburn-by-the-Sea built-up area	Named settlement	Flats and maisonettes: 33.0%
Seamer	Seamer (Hambleton) built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 55.2% · some categories unavailable
Sedgefield	Sedgefield built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 42.7%
Skelton	Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 40.2%
Stainton	Stainton (Middlesbrough) built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 53.4%
Stillington	Stillington (Stockton-on-Tees) built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 36.5% · some categories unavailable
Stockton-on-Tees	Stockton-on-Tees built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 48.4%
Stokesley	Stokesley built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 41.3%
Swainby	Swainby built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 53.3% · some categories unavailable
Thornaby-on-Tees	Thornaby-on-Tees built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 42.6%
Trimdon	Trimdon built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 67.0%
Trimdon Grange	Trimdon Grange built-up area	Named settlement	Terraced: 50.0% · some categories unavailable
Upleatham	Redcar and Cleveland council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 45.3%
Wilton	Redcar and Cleveland council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 45.3%
Wingate	Wingate built-up area	Named settlement	Semi-detached: 44.4%
Wolviston	Wolviston built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 54.4%
Yarm	Yarm built-up area	Named settlement	Detached: 52.1%
Yearby	Redcar and Cleveland council area	Wider-area context	Semi-detached: 45.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021. Missing or suppressed values have not been replaced with zero. This comparison is household accommodation, not a rendering demand estimate.

Local information

Housing, planning and access

Eight council conservation areas

Middlesbrough Council maps eight conservation areas, including Acklam Hall and Marton and The Grove. Its guidance explains that acceptable changes can differ between designated areas.

Middlesbrough Council: conservation areas ↗

Linthorpe Article 4 direction

The Linthorpe Article 4 direction covers specified properties and includes controls over exterior painting. Check the council’s address list before planning a colour or façade change.

Linthorpe Article 4 direction ↗

The Historic Quarter

The Historic Quarter includes parts of the town centre, Middlehaven and the railway-station area. A commercial façade enquiry there should check the relevant heritage context before choosing a replacement finish.

Middlesbrough Historic Quarter ↗